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Amid Lamar Jackson trade request Colts owner Jim Irsay says he doesnt believe in fully guaranteed c

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We may be in the middle of the offseason, but Monday was a dramatic day in the NFL. As head coaches took their seats at the NFL owners meetings to speak with reporters, one of the best players in the world, quarterback , revealed on Twitter he had .While this naturally created a "" to get to Ravens head coach John Harbaugh's table, Jackson became the topic of conversation at other tables as well. The 2019 NFL MVP received the non-exclusive franchise tag earlier this offseason, which allows him to negotiate with other teams. Prince Fielder Jersey However, two weeks into the new league year, it Jesse Chavez Jersey doesn't appear any team has approached Jackson. Why? It likely has to do with his asking price.Guaranteed money is reportedly a big reason why the Ravens and Jackson haven't agreed to a new deal. Jackson desires a contract that resembles the one the rival gave to -- a fully guaranteed, five-year, $230 million deal. It's such an outlier, however, it doesn't appear anyone is willing to pay that price again -- or surpa s it.When it comes to prospective landing spots for Jackson, the have been brought up., the Colts have having Edinson Volquez Jersey discu sions with Jackson, but the franchise has not taken any steps toward doing so. This week, Colts owner Jim Irsay was asked about fully guaranteed contracts in the NFL. Here's what he said: "As an owner I do not believe in fully guaranteed contracts," Irsay said, . "I think that a percentage is one thing, but from what I've seen from the NBA and baseball, I don't see it as a positive competitively."Irsay told reporters that he's old school, but he made it clear that he doesn't believe guaranteed contracts are a good thing for this league."For me, for the good of the game, boy, I don't believe guaranteed contracts would be good for our game at all. At all," . "I don't think (they) make our game greater, I think it makes it worse."Colts general manager Chris Ballard was also asked this week about potentially adding Jackson, and he said his team will do their due Brett Martin Jersey diligence on every position. Basically, he . "Anytime a special player is available, which he is, you've got to do the work," Ballard said,. "I'm not gonna get into deep discu sions on where it's at or what we're doing or what we might do, but what I'll tell you is he's a really good player, really special player. But you never know how any of this will Isiah Kiner-Falefa Jersey work out."The Colts hold the No. 4 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, and have a nice opportunity to select a rookie signal-caller. Surely the Colts will discu s pursuing Jackson, but his price tag may be too high.
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